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Mike Deasy’s racing column.
Mike Deasy on an impressive Irish Derby winner but a lacklustre day at the Curragh, Brighton racecourse’s silence over its shuttle bus, the Dettori/Gosden sabbatical and more Westover (pictured) was an impressive winner of...
Mike Deasy on the inadequacies of racing’s leadership and direction, sponsor worries for the Derby, The Sunday Times hits the depths with Michael Owen piece, and more Well, that didn’t last long. Just days...
Mike Deasy on a racing strategy that could be doomed from the start, why fireworks are not a good idea at the races, getting grumpy at the races and more With not a hint...
Mike Deasy on what it means to be a winning jockey, the bust-up between Arena Racecourses and the Jockey Club, getting sensible about dress codes, forgetting racegoers in the five-day Festival debate, and more...
Mike Deasy on York’s Ebor meeting title sponsor going bust, racecourses fuelling the sport’s drink problem, Ed Whitaker posts 35 years as the sport’s top snapper, runners desert Newmarket, racegoers desert Ascot, and more...
Mike Deasy on the Jurassic attitudes at Robbie Dunne’s appeal, bet365’s National nightmare, a date with racing’s rich history, keeping up the fight against draconian betting regulation, and more Something went horribly wrong at...
Mike Deasy on why the Festival should stay at four days, why it’s five races a day for ITV, when it was a chilly day for Ed Chamberlin and AP McCoy, and more Not...
Mike Deasy on Windsor’s lamentable decision to cast their grandstand adrift, mid-tier bookies feeling the squeeze, mixed fortunes in getting a Guinness, and more Older readers of these scribblings will probably remember the Silver...
Mike Deasy on Arena Racing’s decision to drop online gaming from race names, in sharp contrast to the Jockey Club’s online deal A week after the Jockey Club made its much-criticised announcement that it...
Mike Deasy on the campaign to prevent potentially draconian gaming regulations damaging racing and how the Jockey Club has undermined the argumant Ping. An email from the Jockey Club seeking my help. They, like...